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The Forward Collection, ed. by Blake Crouch, was a fun success, except for that one story I didn’t like at all.

Ark by Veronica Roth

Summer Frost by Blake Crouch

Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin

The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay

You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles

Randomize by Andy Weir

March 1, 2020 by narfna 8 Comments

I’m putting all my reviews of this collection in one post. Blake Crouch commissioned a bunch of his writer friends to bring him stories about some aspect of near-future technology, and how that might affect life on earth. These are what they gave him (along with Crouch’s own story). “Ark,” by Veronica Roth – 3.5 STARS This is miles above the last book I read from Roth in quality. It seems she’s learned how to be subtle, which is good! This first story in the […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Amor Towles, Andy Weir, Ark, Blake Crouch, Emergency Skin, futuristic sci-fi, n.k. jemisin, narfna, novellas, Paul Tremblay, Randomize, sci-fi, short stories, Summer Frost, The Last Conversation, Veronica Roth, You Have Arrived at Your Destination

narfna's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: #Science Fiction, Amor Towles, Andy Weir, Ark, Blake Crouch, Emergency Skin, futuristic sci-fi, n.k. jemisin, narfna, novellas, Paul Tremblay, Randomize, sci-fi, short stories, Summer Frost, The Last Conversation, Veronica Roth, You Have Arrived at Your Destination ·
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Last Short Story Was a Bust

Randomize by Andy Weir

October 1, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

So this was the shortest of the stories in the “Forward” collection and honestly my least favorite. It was beyond boring and the ending was just a meh moment to me. I wanted something more for a supposed science fiction book. Talking about quantum physics and entanglement didn’t do a thing for me. “Randomize” is at the heart just a boring heist story. We follow a member that plans on stealing from a Las Vegas casino using quantum physics. Yeah, that’s a new one on […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Andy Weir, Forward Collection #6, Randomize

Classic's CBR11 Review No:245 · Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Andy Weir, Forward Collection #6, Randomize ·
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